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Trump’s Trade Agenda Could Benefit Friends and Punish Rivals

Donald Trump has a record of pardoning favored companies from tariffs. Companies are once again lining up to try to influence him.

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Trump Taps Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary

Mr. Bessent would be responsible for steering President-elect Trump’s economic agenda that is expected to be built around raising tariffs and cutting taxes.

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Trump Promised to Halve Energy Costs in 18 Months. Experts Have Doubts.

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As Threat of Trump Tariffs Looms, Europe’s Leaders Seek Greater Unity

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Labor Secretary Pick Is Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon

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Lori Chavez-DeRemer, wearing black glasses and a pale blue suit, speaks next to a narrow microphone.

Dr. Martin Makary, a Frequent Fox News Commentator, Is Chosen to Head F.D.A.

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Dr. Martin A. Makary gestures as he speaks before a House subcommittee on the coronavirus. He sits at a table with other speakers with a name card propped up in front of him.

Trump Won More of New York’s Votes. Did He Win More of Its Love, Too?

The city tolerated Donald Trump, and then it loathed him. Now, some New Yorkers have begun to embrace him. The Kid from Queens couldn’t be happier.

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Election Forecasts Try to Go Beyond the Polls. Are They Helping?

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An Idaho County Will Publish Everyone’s Ballots to Combat Mistrust

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The Empire State Building looms above a crowded sidewalk. A man in the foreground wears a red-and-white “Make America Great Again” baseball hat backward. — Todd Heisler/The New York Times

Emerging Details of Chinese Hack Leave U.S. Officials Increasingly Concerned

Leaders of telecommunications companies were summoned to the White House to discuss strategies for overhauling the security of the nation’s networks.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping sits during a meeting. He’s wearing a dark blue suit and tie. In the foreground is a red dot from a light obscuring half the frame. — Eric Lee/The New York Times

On Blood-Soaked Ground, a ‘Prayer for the Future’ of a Divided Land

Two weeks after the election, a gathering in Gettysburg commemorated Lincoln’s address, 272 words that have come to epitomize what it means to be presidential.

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Hezbollah Is Believed to Be Using Copy of Israeli Missile Against Israel

The Lebanese militant group captured an advanced Israeli anti-tank missile in the 2006 war, and its ally, Iran, reverse-engineered it, Israeli officials say.

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Israeli Strike Targeting Senior Hezbollah Figure Kills 11 in Beirut

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Israel Is Not an I.C.C. Member. How Can the Court Prosecute Israeli Leaders?

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Hezbollah fighters in camouflage uniforms and black berets stand in formation, some holding yellow and green Hezbollah flags. — Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times

‘Glicked’ Fans Rejoice in Bloodshed and Broadway Songs

“Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” which opened on Friday, drew moviegoers who attended a double feature that emulated the rage over “Barbenheimer” last year.

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Movie Review

‘Wicked’: We’re Off to See the Witches

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Movie Review

‘Gladiator II’: Thumb’s Up!

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Several women, some holding balloons, stand outside a theater displaying an ad for “Wicked.” — Colin Clark for The New York Times

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K-Pop Trained Rosé to Be ‘Perfect.’ Now She’s Trying to Be Herself.

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The Supervillain Is the Hero Now

Americans have learned to root for the dark side — from the Joker and “Wicked” to Elon Musk.

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With Memes and in State Media, Many Russians Cheer On Putin’s Threats

While support for Vladimir Putin resounded in pro-war venues, some Russians reacted with worry and gallows humor to the suggestions of striking the West.

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Vladimir Putin in a suit and tie flanked by Russian flags at a desk with telephones. — Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Sputnik

Cash, Kidnappings and Luxury Resorts: A Formula for Power in Modi’s India

With a tactic known as “resort politics,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has been accused of using brute force to take over Indian state governments.

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A bearded man in a gray shirt and dark pants walks in a parking lot near vehicles, traffic cones and a large poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the fence. — Atul Loke for The New York Times

Dining Sheds Changed the N.Y.C. Food Scene. Now Watch Them Disappear.

Street sheds and shanties helped restaurants during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, for better or worse, new city rules are forcing their removal.

A Long-Held Secret Is Now Public. Will It Alter Cormac McCarthy’s Legacy?

News about a relationship between the author and a woman who was 16 when they met shocked readers. Now there’s a debate about how she influenced his writing.

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A man holds a pool cue and leans against a blue wall. The sun casts his shadow against the wall. — Gilles Peress/Magnum Photos

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Jamelle Bouie

Trump’s Crown Doesn’t Fit

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David Wallace-Wells

Why You May Be Wrong About Harris’s Loss

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Jessica Grose

A Moment of Genuine Warmth and Sadness on ‘The Great British Bake Off’

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Michelle Goldberg

This House Democrat Keeps Winning in Trump Country. Here’s What She Knows.

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M. Gessen

What Democrats Are Getting Wrong About Transgender Rights

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Peter Coy

Is It Possible the Democrats Were Hurt by a Strong Economy?

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Ross Douthat

The Post-Cold War Era Is Finished. Liberalism and Democracy Will Go On.

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Samuel Moyn

Liberals Bet They Could Beat Trump With the Law. They Lost.

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Letters From Our Readers

A Range of Lessons From Trump’s Victory

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Ross Douthat

We Wanted a ‘Grand New Party.’ Trump Delivered.

Peter Singer

What a Lame Duck President Could Do for Lame Turkeys

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Ezra Klein

In This House, We’re Angry When Government Fails

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Your Heart’s Desire

Understanding what’s “for you” or “not for you” is part of refining taste, Melissa Kirsch writes. But what if it’s closing you off to pleasure and connection?

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